Nikolai Tsankov

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1962

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]

Nikolai Tsankov

Biography

Nikolai started acting as a child in Eastern Europe. He later became a member of the Bulgarian National Theatre, and starred in numerous features produced for TV and the big screen in Bulgaria, Russia, and Germany.

After immigrating to the U.S. in 1990, Nikolai continued to act on stage and in front of the camera.

Known For

Law & Order

Gotham

Mr. Robot

Manifest

For All Mankind

A House of Dynamite

The Americans

Third Watch

Filmography

2025
A House of Dynamite
as Russian General #2
2023
The Kill Room
as Andrei
2022
Little Ukraine
as Vlad
First Love
as Father Alex
2020
Confetti
as Mr. Loran
2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
as The Russian
2018
Échappé
as Lionidze
1987
The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
as Boyan
1985
Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters
as Kalugerche-stranniche
Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
as Kalugerche-stranniche